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Highway Maintenance Workers salary
in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Median base pay · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$79,000
≈ $37.98/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 360 jobs
Middle 50%
$59,500–$102,000
vs U.S. median
+57%
Metro rank
#1 of 223

Highway Maintenance Workers in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro earn a median of $79,000 a year, based on BLS estimates for 360 jobs (May 2025). That is 57% above the U.S. median of $50,260 and 33% above the CA statewide median of $59,580. It ranks #1 of 223 metros with published figures for this job.

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKERS · SAN JOSE-SUNNYVALE-SANTA CLARA, CA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SAN JOSE-SUNNYVALE-SANTA CLARA, CA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$52,680P25$59,500MEDIAN$79,000P75$102,000P90$138,040
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$36,230P25$43,500MEDIAN$50,260P75$61,040P90$71,970
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Highway Maintenance Workers pay in other CA metros

MetroMedian
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$63,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$61,190
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$59,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$59,500
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$59,500
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$59,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$58,540
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$56,670
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    Questions

    What is the average Highway Maintenance Workers salary in San Jose?

    The BLS median is $79,000 a year (May 2025). Half of the 360 jobs pay between $59,500 and $102,000. The 10th percentile is $52,680 and the 90th is $138,040.

    Is San Jose a high-paying metro for Highway Maintenance Workers?

    That is 57% above the U.S. median of $50,260 and 33% above the CA statewide median of $59,580. It ranks #1 of 223 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

    How much do Highway Maintenance Workers make an hour in San Jose?

    About $37.98 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $79,000 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $28.61–$49.04 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

    Does this include experience levels?

    BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

    Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.